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Predictors of Retention and Achievement in a Massive Open Online Course
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Greene, Jeffrey A.; Oswald, Christopher A.; Pomerantz, Jeffrey – American Educational Research Journal, 2015
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been heralded as an education revolution, but they suffer from low retention, calling into question their viability as a means of promoting education for all. In addition, numerous gaps remain in the research literature, particularly concerning predictors of retention and achievement. In this study, we used…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Predictor Variables, School Holding Power, Academic Achievement